The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22
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are, Vi SoiumDus, w., mas given $IOO,UO0
to the Columbus Female Benevolent
Society.
-Archdeacon Fsrrar is reported to
have said that "in India the English have
made one hundred drunkards for one
Christian"
There was an entire poem in James
Russell Lowel's remark about Dean
Stanley, that Eve visited him as we visit
clearer sky and warmer climate"
Collector Magone, of the New York
Custom House, was asked if he believed
in woman's suffrage. 81 believe" he re-
piled, "that an intelligent woman has
better qualifications for a voter than a
man who is not intelligent.
The Rev. Mr.. Ingersoll, of the Purit-
an Congregational church, Brooklyn, is
sorry that many we'll TODD women earn rin
money by doing fancy work. He thinks
that they should give their poor sisters
chance by leaving the market for such
work to them.
Mr.. John Spear, Of Ashley, ILL.,, in a
recent note to the Editor, remarks: 81 see
by DR.. Manley's article in regard to Heb.
TX, II, %, that his views are substantially
the same as Rev. Father LsFevre, of Mil
waukee. forty years ago, and think the
only reasonable view of the passage"
Mrs. Oliphant has written for Black
tcood another story in her supernatural
series. 1t is entitled "The Land of Dark
ness" and she gives therein new idea
of hell. The punishmeuts, the sufferings,
the situation, are new; mechanical modes
of torture are for the most part supplant-
ed by acute mental anguish.
Illinois is favored with State art ed
ucation beyond most OF the States. The
Central Art Union consists of six socie-
ties having headquarters in the cities of
Lincoln, Jacksonville, Springfield, De-
catur, Bloomington and Champaign. ALI
parts of the State feel the elevating in.
huences of this noble organization.
The Je,oish Messenger has full faith in
the future of Judaism. 1t remarks: "Ju-
daism will survive our age of transition
1t has weathered more serious storms.
Far from losing heart at the outlook, we
should rather rejoice at Judaism's oppor-
tunity to vindicate for itself once more a
prominent rank among the working re-
ligions."
Miss Muloch, in a recent magazine
article, says: II believe that men of all
faiths-nay, even those poor souls who
have no faith at all ought to live togeth-
er in brotherly peace, neither meddling
with nor condemning each other; sure that
God can manifest himself through the
righteous OF every sect or creed, or no
creed, and that however we may hate one
another, He hates no man."
Among those who attended a mind
reading exhibition in Boston the other
evening was man who evidently thought
mind-reading was the work of the devil.
So he had come prepared to Illustrate the
arch fiend, and until he was put out of the
hall, Hourished crucifx and chanted the
"Gloria." When he finally went out the
light of victory was in his eyes, and he
shouted: SIN hoe signo Uinces."
Oxford is threatened with the revival
of the antiquated machinery which was
put in action last nearly half a century
since against DR.. Pussy, when he was
sentenced to years suspension from the
University pulpit. The Rev. @. Fletcher,
rector at Carfax, is at present one of the
select preachers to the University, and in
this capacity preached short time since
a sermon of very liberal tendency. The
Rev. e. 3. Ffoulkes, vicar of st. Mary's,
has laid complaint against this sermon
before the Vice-C Chancellor, DR.. Bethany,
the President of st. Johns, and called
upon him to appoint six Doctors of Di-
vinity, as was done in the case of DIR.
Pusey, to sit in judgment on the sermon,
which he accuses of several heresies,
among others denial of the tenet of the
fall OF Adam. The Vice Chancellor has
called for copy of the sermon, and the
matter has as yet gone no further.
Remarks the Toledo Blade: "In every
city of any size there are hundreds upon
hundreds Of dens that cater especially to
boys, teaching them not only the beer
habit, but showing them the way to the
pawnbroker's, where goods stolen from
fathers and mothers may be converted
into money to pay their bills. This de-
bauching of boys is just as much part
of the business as selling beer to work.
ingmen. 1t is all part of the horrible
trade. The claim that the law shall not
take cognizance of this wholesale de-
bauching of the youth of the country is
too absurd to be worth notice. The
safety of every family in the land is at
stake. There is not home in the city
or country that is not threatened. There
Is not child in its mothers arms to-day
that has not this pitfall before it."
The Roman Catholic school system
in this country is "destinsd," in the
opinion of the Catholic ReUielU, {" to be
gigantic institution. It's influence on the
Catholic and non. Catholic bodies is GER
tain to be all powerful, because it will be
an engine of simple shape in the hands of
mighty single-minded people" The
State system must shortly "fall to